"Excellence in German Shepherd Temperament is our Specialty and our Breeding Standard for Over 30 Years"

Thanks for visiting the Vom Waldenhaus German Shepherd Breeders web site, we would love for you to stay and browse our extensive and informative web site with collections of pictures and vieos of our quality German Shepherds. Our philosophy in German Shepherd Breeding is fundamentally different from other German Shepherd Breeders and because of this we produce superior health and temperament in our German Shepherd Puppies and we back every German Shepherd Puppy that we sell with a comprehensive Hips and Health Guarantee!

Watch online streaming video clips of our German Shepherd puppies at play. If you are wondering how we as experienced German Shepherd Breeders can help you to select the perfect German Shepherd puppy no matter where you live, just watch some of our German Shepherd Puppy video's and see for yourself!

In Loving Memory and Dedication. We give tribute to his
Spirit which has beena beacon of Light in our endeavor to breed for
the perfect German Shepherd companion.

"You become responsible for what you have tamed" - Antoine de
Saint-Exupery

Vom Waldenhaus German Shepherds is centrally located in the beautiful Midwest Missouri Ozarks on 120 acres located in the Mark Twain
National forest. We have dedicated our lives to building a foundation of healthy, beautiful German Shepherds. We ONLY breed German Shepherds. Our litters are very consistent in the type of German Shepherd dog that we have selectively bred for over 35 years now. All of our foundation dogs came from W. German import lines. We only use direct German bloodlines infused into the bloodlines we have developed over the life of our breeding program.

We have a ZERO compromise policy when it comes to health and temperament of our German Shepherd breeding stock. -
We breed for a TOTAL family dog, NOT a high drive, intense sport/biting dog.

We have many dogs working in obedience, agility, SAR (Search and rescue) and as therapy dogs working in nursing homes and with disabled children and adults, as well as personal assistance dogs.

Our breeding goals have always been for a German Shepherd who is very loyal and highly bonded to their family, calm and good natured with small pets and children, yet alert and protective of their family without being high strung or needlessly aggressive.

Our goals started over 3 decades ago with a desire to improve and preserve the purpose of this magnificent breed which is known for their devout loyalty, willingness to please and natural protective instincts, making the
German Shepherd dog one of the very best companion dogs in the world.

The past 35 years of our breeding program here at Vom Waldenhaus German Shepherds has been dedicated to creating a consistent bloodline through proper genetic selectivity for a large boned, sound minded, healthy, medium drive dog who is best suited for a family environment. We prefer a strong pigment of black and red and some black and tan, our dogs have good bone, nice heads and ear sets and tend to be more straight backed, not the roached or low back that Show line German Shepherd dogs are known for. Our dogs have the conformation to move effortlessly for miles, they are strong in their backs, hips and legs the way the breed was meant to be.

We have spent thousands of hours interacting, handling and observing each litter of German Shepherd puppies individually. We know from years of experience, that proper, early stimulation and interaction with each puppy helps foster high bonding with humans and creates companionship and respect. We work with our puppies in small groups and individually as they get older so by the time they are ready to leave for their new homes they are use to being away from their litter mates for extended periods of time, which makes for a less stressful adjustment into your home.

Terry and Bridget vom Waldenhausliving in New Mexico
We have always stayed very small and selective with our program, we do not have many litters each year and we are able to put a lot of time and focus on our dogs and the litters that we do raise so we are able to have a good understanding of the type of German Shepherds that we are producing. We can be very selective with the families that we place our dogs with and have the time to be confident that each one of our puppies is being placed in the best possible home suited for their unique personalities.

Trapper vom Waldenhaus9 month old, Britzy and Dierks male in PA

Copper vom Waldenhaus1 year old Ringo and Bella male in his wonderful North Carolinahome

Why us?

When you decide to bring a Vom Waldenhaus puppy into your homes, you
are making a decision to go with a breeder that has decades of
experience, not just breeding dogs, but breeding specific genetics that
has proven litter, after litter to be consistent in quality. Many breeders
out there are not even working with dogs they bred and raised, they
are purchasing dogs from various places, breeding them together and
hoping for the best.

All of our dogs are screened against having health problems common to
the breed, all of our breeding stock have been x-rayed to be free of hip and elbow dysplasia.
We have worked hard to keep our bloodlines are clean and free of the problems that most other breeders are plagued with.
All of our breeding stock has been screened for the serious genetic trait that causes DM (Degenerative myelopathy)
a horrible crippling disease that is very prevalent in the German Shepherd Breed.

We offer a comprehensive warrantee on our puppies, we are one of
the few breeders who offers a life long warrantee on hips and elbows.
Most breeders only offer a warrantee for crippling or moderate
dysplacia within a certain time period, such as 1 to 5 years, but this can leave you with a
middle aged dog who still suffers pain, and a breeder who has washed their
hands of the situation because it didn't fall in their short health guarantee

We also offer full ownership with all of
our dogs, we do not limit your rights as owners or have stipulations
as to what you can and can not feed to be covered by our warrantee or
other small print that will surprise you should you have a problem.

As professional and experienced German Shepherd breeders, we pride
ourselves on customer satisfaction, we have hundreds of very satisfied
clients, many, many repeat clients and we can provide references! We treat our clients the way we would want to be treated if we were
buying a German Shepherd dog!

Because we keep our breeding program small, we can provide personal assistance
during and after the selection process and support for years to come.
Our goal for every puppy that we place is to meet or exceed your
expectations!

We go the extra mile to help those who are long distance follow the
development of the litter with frequently updated pictures and video
at 8 weeks to help with selection. We firmly believe that everyone
buying a puppy long distance should always see a video of the puppies
to see how they interact, move and overall body condition, before they
make that final decision to have the puppy sent them.

We let our puppies leave when they are 10 weeks old, we have found
that an additional 2 weeks over when most breeders send their pups
out, is better for the overall transition into a new home, we have
been able to give an additional vaccine to help protect the puppy from
dangerous puppy illnesses they may come in contact with while being
transported to their new home, in addition the puppies weeks old are
still very immature and still needing that additional security of
their littrmates, so removing them into a solitary environment for
shipping or while their new family may be away for a few hours can be
much more stressful, 2 additional weeks prepares the puppy to be out on
their own with less crying and stress, which is better for everyone
involved. We spend that additional 2 weeks that we keep the puppies
here, crate training as well as house training for a smooth transition
into your home.

All of our puppies come with a complete vaccination record and they
are already microchiped. You will receive
signed warranty agreement.

We place all of our puppies with the AKC puppy protection package,
this is a great program offered by AKC in conjunction with AKC Reunite,
where all of our puppies microchips are recorded. With this program
your puppy will come already registered with AKC in your name and
their microchip will be registered in your name through the AKC
Reunite database. There are also several other perks that come with
this package such as 60 days of free health care, a New puppy hand book
and a year subscription to AKC Family dog magazine.

For puppies that need to be shipped, we cover all shipping expenses in
the purchase price. including a new airline approved airline crate, complete air fare and associated taxes, comprehensive flight insurance coverage,
Veterinarian FAA required health certificate and check-up, all airline reservations and connections set- up by us and free delivery to the departing airport -
free shipping to any major airport anywhere within North America.

Beautiful 7 week old German Shepherd female and one
of our house cats, all of our puppies get plenty of
exposure to cats!

If you like what you see and want one of these magnificent German Shepherds to become a working member of your family - you can call us after 11 AM (Central Standard Time in the Midwest)
at (417)-453-6601 and leave a message, the answering machine is almost always on or we would never have time to enjoy our wonderful German Shepherd Family.

Please leave your name and phone number and a message detailing what you are looking for and we will pick-up or return the call. If you are already convinced that you
want one of our wonderful pups, we can take a credit card deposit by phone of $500 to secure a place on our waiting list. You can also use our secure form to send us deposit information
and we will get back to you with a response as soon as we can, to let you know where you are on the list.

We greatly appreciate e-mail correspondence due to the limited time we are in the house, there just isn't enough hours of the day right now to return everyone's calls, but we do try very hard to answer ALL emails in the late evenings.

We occasionally receive e-mail with an incorrect return address so if you don't hear from us within 48 hours, check your return address or resend your message.

We will always try to respond to all inquires promptly. Due to the large volume of spam we receive, please make sure to put the word GERMAN SHEPHERD or PUPPY in your
subject line, we do not want to miss your message by accident!

Visits to our German Shepherd breeding kennel and facility in Missouri are always welcome by appointment. Thank You for your interest in our German Shepherds,
and be sure to tell a friend about us.

Vom Waldenhaus German Shepherds is now on Facebook! "Like Us" and get updates on our upcoming litters and other fun news about our dogs!

You can reserve your German Shepherd Puppy today with a deposit on your credit card

Feel free to E-mail us at GSD@Waldenhaus.com with any questions, suggestions or tell us what you think of our web site.
Thanks for visting our online German Shepher Kennel and remember to your favorites, Susan, Andrea, and Lucas Forrest